Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe

Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
6 April 2017 – 8 November 2021
Preceded byRuhut Sitompul
In office
1 October 2009 – 1 October 2014
Speaker of the North Sumatra Regional People's Representative Council
In office
8 October 2004 – 27 November 2008
President
Governor
Preceded byAhmad Azhari
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Angkat
Vice Governor of North Sumatra
In office
4 November 1997 – 16 June 2003
Serving with Pieter Sibarani (until 1999) and Lundu Panjaitan (from 1999)
GovernorTengku Rizal Nurdin
Preceded byPieter Sibarani
Succeeded byRudolf Pardede
Regent of Central Tapanuli
In office
5 September 1985 – 5 September 1990
Governor
Preceded byLundu Panjaitan
Succeeded byAmrun Daulay
Personal details
Born(1939-01-10)10 January 1939
Rantau Prapat, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Died8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 82)
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Political partyGolkar (1999–2008)
Democratic Party (2008–2021)
SpouseAtikah Abdul Wahab
Alma materUniversity of North Sumatra
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Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe (10 January 1939 – 8 November 2021) was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He served as the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 1997 until 2003, Speaker of the North Sumatra Regional People's Representative Council from 2004 until 2008, and MP from 2009 to 2014 and from 2017 until his death.

Early life[edit]

Abdul was born on 10 January 1939 in Rantau Prapat. He spent his childhood in his birthplace and moved to Medan to pursue high school education. He entered the University of North Sumatra in 1960 and graduated in 1966 with a law degree.[1]

Bureaucratic career[edit]

Four years after he graduated from the North Sumatra University (USU) in 1967, he became the Regional Secretary for Labuhan Batu Regency in 1971. He held the position until 1981 and was assigned to the general governance bureau by governor E.W.P. Tambunan.[2]

After Tambunan was replaced by governor Kaharuddin Nasution, Abdul was appointed assistant for people's welfare for a year. During his brief stint as assistant, Abdul became the acting regent of Asahan.[2] After that, Abdul was nominated for the office of the Regent of Central Tapanuli. He was elected by the local council and served for a five-year term until 1990.[3]

Abdul continued his bureaucratic career after his term ended as the provincial inspector for North Sumatra from 1990 until 1994. Governor Raja Inal Siregar then promoted him to become the regional secretary, the highest bureaucratic post in the province.[2] He became the vice governor of the province on 4 November 1997, serving alongside Pieter Sibarani.[4] In the midst of his term as vice governor, Abdul was chosen as the chairman of the North Sumatra branch of the Golkar party.[5]

Political career[edit]

Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe chairing the special session of the North Sumatra Parliament.

Abdul was replaced by tycoon Rudolf Pardede as vice governor on 16 June 2003[6] and retired from the civil service shortly after.[2] His position as Golkar's leader in North Sumatra propelled him to become the speaker of the North Sumatra parliament in 2004.[7] However, in late 2007, the Reform Star Party and the Prosperous Justice Party announced their plans to nominate Abdul as a candidate in the 2008 gubernatorial elections without the endorsement of Golkar.[8] Abdul accepted the nomination, and as a result, Abdul was removed from the party on 12 February 2008[9] and lost the speaker's seat on 27 November 2008.[10] Nevertheless, Abdul ran in the gubernatorial election.[11] He lost the elections to candidate Syamsul Arifin, but managed to place higher in comparison to the official Golkar candidate.[12]

Abdul joined the Democratic Party after he was expelled from Golkar. He ran as a candidate for the People's Representative Council from the North Sumatra constituency and managed to obtain a seat.[13] After his term ended, Abdul ran again for the same seat, but lost. However, on 6 April 2017, Abdul was called to replace Ruhut Sitompul.[14]

Abdul started his third term as MP on 1 October 2019 after obtaining a seat in the 2019 Indonesian general election. Abdul's age made him the oldest serving member in the parliament, and automatically, the temporary speaker of the People's Representative Council.[15] The temporary speakership was assumed for a few hours only, as on the night of 1 October 2019, Puan Maharani became the definitive speaker.[16]

Death[edit]

Abdul died at the Columbia Hospital in Medan at approximately 14:15 local time on 8 November 2021.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DAFTAR RIWAYAT HIDUP BAKAL CALON ANGGOTA DPR" (PDF). KPU. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Khaerudin (7 April 2008). "Pengabdian Paripurna Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe: Sering Jadi Sasaran Tembak". Kompas. p. 54. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jason (8 June 2017). "Bakhtiar Bupati Tapteng Termuda". sumut.antaranews.com. Antara News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ USH (1 November 1997). "Sari Berita Sosial-Politik: Mendagri akan Lantik Wagub". Kompas (in Indonesian). p. 14.
  5. ^ "Daerah Sekilas: Medan-Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe Dilantik Menjadi Ketua DPD Partai Golkar". Kompas. 7 November 2000. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Pagi Ini Rudolf Pardede Dilantik Sebagai Gubernur Sumut". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Golkar Pimpin DPRD Sumut". Detik. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Pilkada Sumut: PBR dan PKS Dukung Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe". Kompas. 17 December 2007. p. 27. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ^ Khaerudin (15 February 2008). "Abdul Wahab dan Syamsul Dipecat: Ali Umri Jadi Calon Tunggal Gubernur Sumut". Kompas. p. 26. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ketua DPRD Dari Masa Ke Masa". DPRD Sumatera Utara. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Lima Pasang Maju dalam Pilgub Sumut". Kompas. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Syamsul-Gatot Memenangi Pilkada Sumut". Liputan 6. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Data Detail Anggota." People's Representative Council. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  14. ^ Tashandra, Nabilla (6 April 2017). "DPR Lantik Roy Suryo dan Pengganti Ruhut Sitompul". Kompas. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  15. ^ Erdianto, Kristian (1 October 2019). "Anggota Termuda dan Tertua Ditunjuk sebagai Pimpinan Sementara DPR". Kompas. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  16. ^ Siregar, Efrem. "Puan Maharani akan Dilantik Sebagai Ketua DPR Pukul 19.00 WIB". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Anggota DPR Tertua Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe Meninggal Dunia" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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